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CEGL004147 Stuckenia pectinata - Ceratophyllum demersum Texas Coastal Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sago Pondweed - Coon''s-tail Texas Coastal Marsh
Colloquial Name: Texas Coastal Sago Pondweed - Coon''s-tail Pond
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is an aquatic herbaceous community found along the Texas Gulf Coast typically dominated by a mixture of floating and submerged aquatics, including Stuckenia pectinata, Ceratophyllum demersum, Lemna spp., Wolffia columbiana, Wolffiella lingulata, Azolla caroliniana, Utricularia spp., Ludwigia spp., and Ruppia maritima, with composition partly depending on variations in salinity.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Along the Gulf Coast of Texas, this community may be dominated by a mixture of floating and submerged aquatics, including Stuckenia pectinata, Ceratophyllum demersum, Lemna spp., Wolffia columbiana, Wolffiella lingulata, Azolla caroliniana, Utricularia spp., Pistia stratiotes, Ludwigia spp., and Ruppia maritima, with composition partly depending on variations in salinity.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is found in coastal ponds and pools, which may be periodically inundated by storm tides or other events which bring saltwater into what is typically a freshwater environment.
Geographic Range: This community is restricted to coastal Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.798674
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 5 Aquatic Vegetation Class | C05 | 5 |
| Subclass | 5.B Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Subclass | S13 | 5.B |
| Formation | 5.B.2 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Formation | F057 | 5.B.2 |
| Division | 5.B.2.Na North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Division | D049 | 5.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 5.B.2.Na.1 Hornwort species - Pond-lily species - Pondweed species Eastern North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Macrogroup | M108 | 5.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 5.B.2.Na.1.b <i>Stuckenia pectinata - Zannichellia palustris - Ceratophyllum demersum</i> Freshwater Subtidal Marsh Group | G924 | 5.B.2.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A4485 <i>Stuckenia pectinata - Ceratophyllum demersum</i> Northern Freshwater Subtidal Marsh Alliance | A4485 | 5.B.2.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL004147 Sago Pondweed - Coon''s-tail Texas Coastal Marsh | CEGL004147 | 5.B.2.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: Originally part of CEGL002281, pulled out as distinct January 2007. Restricted to Texas. CEGL002281 merged into CEGL004528.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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- McAlister, W. H., and M. K. McAlister. 1993. A naturalist''s guide: Matagorda Island. University of Texas Press, Austin. 354 pp.
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- Penfound, W. T. 1953. Plant communities of Oklahoma lakes. Ecology 34:561-583.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.